13 Graceful Pictures of Rare Sea Turtles
Published 22 Dec 2017, 14:57 GMT, Updated 23 Dec 2017, 07:38 GMT
A hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, at Jayne's Gulley, Kimbe bay Papua New Guinea.
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic Creative
A leatherback sea turtle nesting on a beach, Dermochelys coriacea, in Adah Foah, Ghana.
Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic Creative
A hawksbill sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the safety of the open ocean in Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic Creative
A hawksbill sea turtle swims with baitfish.
Photograph by Jim Abernethy, National Geographic Creative
A sea turtle hatches on a beach.
Photograph by Jason Edwards, National Geographic Creative
A sea turtle swims in shallow waters.
Photograph by Thomas P Peschak, National Geographic Creative
A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, hatchling makes its way to the sea.
Photograph by Norbert Wu, Minden Pictures, National Geographic Creative
A hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, at Jayne's Gulley in Kimbe bay Papua New Guinea.
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic Creative
A baby loggerhead sea turtle swimming near the surface.
Photograph by Jim Abernethy, National Geographic Creative
Green sea turtles perch on coral ledges during low tide on the island of Sipadan, Malaysia.
Photograph by Mauricio Handler, National Geographic Creative
A nesting leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, returns to sea.
Photograph by Frans Lanting, National Geographic Creative
A green sea turtle swims over coral near the Phoenix Islands.
Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic Creative
The back flippers of a critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii.
Photograph by Joël Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
